3D Robotics’ X8+ is a serious piece of hardware that lends itself
much more to the tinkerers- the technologically savvy drone enthusiasts
who want to understand what makes it tick. As the name suggests, the X8+
is an octocopter. It can be purchased barebones for $1350 and users can
customize it out from there, but to roughly equate it with the Inspire 1
(with a gimbal, camera and inherent FPV capability), the cost rises to
$2209.

The X8+ gets about 15 minutes of flight time and can carry payloads
up to 800 grams. It also features the increasingly popular “Follow Me”
functionality, wherein the drone will follow a GPS beacon (your
smartphone, for example you) at a specified altitude and angle.